Tickets are $25 for adults, and $15 for children 12 and under. They are available at the Tongass Alaska office, now located at 316 W. 11th Street, or from board members, or by calling 586-1710. Tickets will also be available at the door.

JAHC to host local auditions for 'The Nutcracker'

JUNEAU - The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, with the support of Janice Holst Dance Studio, Juneau Dance Unlimited and L'Ecole de Ballet, is offering a chance to audition for a part in the Oregon Ballet Theatre's upcoming presentation of Act II of George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker."

The performances will be held the weekend of November 27-28, 2004.

Auditions run from 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, at the Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium. They will be conducted by Tracey Taylor, ballet mistress/rehearsal assistant of the Oregon Ballet Theatre.